I've mentioned this a couple times recently, but it's probably worth it's own thread. Dunn finally got his OPS above .800 for the season - no small feat considering how bad he was the first few months.. So what do they do if he keeps climbing the OPS ladder, ends up around 40 HR and a .900 OPS?

Keep him because they don't have a better option for 1B next year?

Trade him because he actually might bring something if he can continue to hit?

The guy's been on a roll since June. I'm rooting for him to close the season strong. That way whatever direction they go it will be good for the team. Guy is definitely proving he's got some gas left in the tank.

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Adam Dunn plays well only for teams going nowhere in games that don't have any significance. A solo homer down 5-0 in the ninth is his trademark. Maybe the Sox should extend his contract and he might end up in the Hall of Fame.

That's not really true, plenty of guys clear waivers and then get traded afterward. It's just teams would rather risk negotiating the Sox eating some salary than risk getting stuck with the whole bill.

That's not really true, plenty of guys clear waivers and then get traded afterward. It's just teams would rather risk negotiating the Sox eating some salary than risk getting stuck with the whole bill.

If he had the value of his salary, a team would have taken him off waviers and not worried about the Sox eating salary. We will see how it plays out.

Didn't Dunn clear waivers? I'm not sure he has great value, but if the Sox can move him in the offseason for someone who can meet one of our many needs, I think they should.

My guess is that Dunn clearing waivers indicates no one wants to take on his salary, not that no one wants him.

Players mid-season never have great trade value, unless, perhaps, you have a fan base demanding one specific player at the deadline and a management bowing to the pressure. It's possible that Rios brings back something in return if the player to be named later was a player who wouldn't have cleared waivers, but that is just wild and hopeful speculation.

But the fact that no one wants to take on Dunn's salary would indicate it would be hard to move him somewhere because trading him and effectively eating his contract would be counterproductive.

Congratulations to Dunn on his achievement. Too bad it's essentially meaningless to the White Sox since this team is cemented in last place. We needed his bat in 2011 and 2012 when it might have actually have made a difference, but he turned out to be a colossal bust.

Hopefully his recent success will make it more likely that the White Sox can unload him. It depends on whether there are teams out there desperate enough for power to be willing to assume most of his remaining salary. It also depends on whether the Sox are willing to eat a portion of his remaining salary.

I realize that trading Dunn now would likely mean even more losses for the Sox this year, but I think it would be better for the team long term if they could unload him now.